Slovenian cadet team loses to Croatia, selector Goran Cvijanovic confident: “I would say the result is not fair!”
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The Slovenian U17 national team kicked off their final preparations ahead of the European Championship qualifiers with the first of two friendly matches against Croatia. The match took place in Samobor, where the hosts won 1-0 thanks to a 26th-minute goal from Petar Zvonimir Kostelac of Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Despite the loss, Slovenia created several promising chances but failed to capitalize on them. The team’s head coach, Goran Cvijanović, was not entirely pleased after the match, noting that while they tested a few tactical elements ahead of the qualifiers, they could not convert their opportunities. The two sides will meet again on Thursday at noon for a rematch.
Cvijanović reflected on the match, stating: “We had several clear chances, so I would say the result is not fair. Since this is our final action before the qualifiers, we tried out some new things, and the game was played at a high pace. A bit of lack of focus in the first half cost us a clean sheet, but I don’t blame the boys. We have another match on Thursday, and we’ll try to correct some things so we can start the qualifiers well-prepared.”
Slovenia lined up with Handanović, Kaluder (60′ Horvat), Šimnovec (79′ Slovenc), Novak (79′ Kumer Čelik), Mlekuž, Viher (79′ Matjašec), Kranjc (60′ Belovič), Blaško (68′ Varmaz Plava), Hočevar (60′ Letonja), Koren (60′ Jereb), and Videnović (60′ Premrl).
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